1.
unfinished; incomplete
Not yet completed. Used for works of art, literature, projects, or tasks that remain unfinished.
この小説は未完のまま終わった。
This novel ended unfinished.
未完の作品が展示されている。
An unfinished work is on display.
作者が亡くなったため、この大作は未完に終わってしまった。
Because the author passed away, this great work was left unfinished.
USAGE:
Often used as a modifier with の: 未完の作品 (unfinished work). Also appears as a predicate or label: 未完に終わる (to end incomplete). Common in literary and artistic contexts.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 未完の作品 (unfinished work)
- 未完に終わる (to remain unfinished)
- 未完成 (incomplete — a related but distinct word meaning not yet perfected)
SIMILAR WORDS:
- 未完成: incomplete, not yet finished — implies something still in progress that could be completed
- 未完: unfinished — often implies the work will never be completed